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her words of over-crowding, are far too cogent to admit of apathy, and if
Workmen's Trains " are to become part and parcel of our Metropolitan
??? system, assuredly neither Fulham nor Hammersmith will escape an
??? accession to their working population. There is a natural reckless-
amongst the poor themselves, even where moderate numbers are found in
c???. Purity of air in their apartments has little charm for them
devided they secure warmth without the cost of fuel, and in very ignorance
burn as it were the fatal carbon of their own exhalations. The prospect
ckness and disease is shut out from sight in the necessities of the moment,
fold-up bedstead, the sack-closed chimney, the listed window-sill, and
treated bedding, carrying poison in their wake, are the common lot of thouwhilst
want of personal cleanliness too constantly accompanies them,
hall tell in ordinary times most painfully on the welfare of a community,
when a prospect of their aggravation is apparent some steps surely should
taken to avert the consequences. The improvement of the dwellings of the
in both the parishes of the Fulham District is a matter well worthy the
???ration of the better class of residents. The erection of Model Lodging•and
the improvement of Cottage property have always proved more or
remunerative, and instances of the latter may indeed be found within this
??? but even were it otherwise, the cost of maintenance could easily be
???tained, whilst the enormous sacrifice of life and health, and money too,
present, cannot be calculated.
The general mortality of London in 1864, has been high, as indeed has
??? the case throughout the country districts. The Meteorological conditions
??? year have not been favourable to health. The mean temperature has
??? low, hence diseases of the respiratory organs have contributed largely to
number of deaths, whilst the marked diminution in the usual amount of
??? registered has also influenced the effects of Zymotic diseases. The
???movement of the air has been unusually small, and the amount of
much below the average.
The total Mortality of the Fulham District has been 1137, of which Coti???ption
and other diseases of the organs of Respiration (independently of
???p) have contributed 315 deaths, whilst Miasmatic diseases, including
???rs, Small Fox, Measles, Whooping Cough, Croup, Scarlatina, Diptheria,
Diarrhoea, have given 247. The number of deaths arising from these latter
bases, have been respectively:—Fever (Continued, Typhus, and Typhoid)
Small Pox 6, Measles 27, Whooping Cough 27, Croup 13, Scarlatina 56,
???eria 12, Diarrhoea 66, Carbuncle 1, and Cholera 1. Consumption has
???ed 1 13 deaths ; it must not however be supposed that this is the natural
th-rate of the district from this disease, since many cases of it in its various
???es are imported into suburban, from town localities, under the hope of
???fit from purer air. The different forms of Pneumonia and Bronchitis have
???duced 205 deaths, and of these 94 occurred in January, February, and
???ch. During these months the temperature of the air was exceedingly
???ble, the alternations from unusual heat to excessive cold, being many and
??? telling seriously on chest affections. The highest monthly mortality
the year occurred in January (127), and March (124).
Infant Mortality as usual comes in with its heavy blow, to swell the
number of lives lost to us. In 1864 no less than 490, or nearly one half of
total deaths, were those of children who had hot attained their fifth year
and 283 of these hail not reached one year old. This fearful and per???ly
unnatural loss of infant life, is viewed with too little interest b\ the